“To speak as the slave would, to say that we are as happy for the Civil War as most Americans are for the Revolutionary War, is to rupture the narrative.” ...

Originally a supply depot for Union forces in Kentucky, Camp Nelson became the site where 10,000 Black soldiers trained in the Civil War. But in ... Kentucky during that era, that this was a ...

Two Civil War soldiers who infiltrated Confederate territory to steal a train and destroy the enemy railroad system will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

The post-Civil War era was brought to life Saturday by actors portraying Grand Army of the Republic members. Union soldiers ...

President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and ...

6. Scotch Hash Many meals of the era were introduced to the American palate by recent immigrants, including this breakfast recipe. First published in the mid-1800s in Mrs. Hill's New Cook Book ...

This study of Civil War-era politics explores how German immigrants influenced the rise and fall of white commitment to African-American rights. Intertwining developments in Europe and North America, ...

and was later a member of the Virginia legislature during Reconstruction after the end of the Civil War. “He led a multiracial populist movement that resulted in the founding of Virginia State ...

The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the pioneer West ...

This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...

location and funding for a monument that will be erected on the lawn of the South Carolina State House Sarah Kuta A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and ...

A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction. Discover the people and events that document the American story — Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with American ...